| 1 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.21 | 
| 2 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 3 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 4 | Florence, SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.73 | 
| 5 | South Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 6 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 7 | Spartanburg, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 8 | Northwestern South Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 9 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.51 | 
| 10 | Northeastern South Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.5 | 
| 11 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.46 | 
| 12 | Southern South Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.45 | 
| 13 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.28 | 
| 14 | Sumter, SC Metro Area | No data available | No data available |